That appointment was this afternoon. The shelter made the appointment, then forwarded an email from the facility confirming it. The message said that instructions for preparing the 'patient' for his procedure could be found on their website. When I checked out those instructions I was surprised to learn that Pimento had to fast the morning of the appointment.
Have you ever tried to withhold food from a critter? They don't handle it well. Especially cats, who are creatures of habit, and can be very demanding when they're hungry. Pimento is used to getting breakfast from Hubby Tony right after he wakes up.
The instructions had an exception for medical conditions, so this morning Tony mixed the cat's liquid medicine into one tiny spoonful of wet food. Surprisingly, Pimento seemed to be satisfied with that. However, Tony and I knew the satisfaction wouldn't last so we made plans to make ourselves scarce until just before it was time to leave for the appointment.
After a trip to the gym we ran a couple of errands. Next, we went to lunch at the latest pop-up restaurant at the mall food court (which featured burgers and chili made with locally raised, pasture-fed beef and tallow fries). When lunch was finished we walked around the mall.
The next part of the day was timed with military precision....ten minutes to drive home and walk upstairs up to the condo, ten minutes to grab the cat, put him into the carrier, and take it down to the car, and ten minutes to drive to the facility. Everything went better than planned, and there was an extra five minutes to stop by Panera for a cup of coffee to go.
We were in and out of the facility in a half hour. Back at home, I put food into Pimento's bowl and let him know it was there. He couldn't decided if he should eat or hide under the bed but his stomach won. Then he disappeared for quite a while.
He’s a handsome cat. Laydee had to fast before her surgery and she acted as if we were killing her.
ReplyDeleteI tell Pimento he's good-looking on a daily basis :-)
DeleteI hope Pimento gets good test results!
ReplyDeleteWe heard that he might have some issues attributable to his time living on the streets, but otherwise everything is normal.
DeleteHandsome cat -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteCats look so affronted when their normal meal regime is disturbed and can be very vocal in their displeasure. Pimento is a very handsome boy.
ReplyDelete'Affronted' is the perfect word to describe the attitude!
DeleteI know it's hard when we can't explain to them what is happening but of course I always do and think it makes a difference. At least they feel you're trying to communicate something. Especially when going on a trip. It's important to tell them we will return!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for that Very sweet card! A beautiful surprise. I appreciate you. Aloha!
We talk to the cat All. The. Time.
DeleteOh my I need you here to time things like that out with military precision! That was impressive!
ReplyDeleteIt only took two people!
DeleteWhat a look Pimento's giving you! It's going to take some making-up to get him back on side.
ReplyDeleteTony's his favorite person right now. I do in a pinch.
DeleteYour "Foster Cat Pimento" link is trying to link to December instead of November.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It's fixed now.
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